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Recognised as Colour

#528BE6

  • #528BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#528BE6 is a blue with RGB values 82, 139, 230 and HSL 217°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#528BE6#528BE6
HEX#528BE6
RGBrgb(82, 139, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5451, 0.902
RGB percentages32.2%, 54.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(216.9, 74.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 64.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK64.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,409,766
CSS custom property--colour: #528BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#AD7419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6293EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C85E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.6, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AD52
Analogous#52D5E6, #6352E6
Triadic#E6528B, #8BE652
Split complementary#E66352, #D5E652
Tetradic#E652D5, #E6AD52, #52E663

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E5F9
Lighter +20%#ABC7F3
Lighter +10%#7FA9EC
Darker −10%#256DE0
Darker −20%#1B57B7
Darker −30%#14428B
Darker −40%#0E2D5E
More saturated +25%#3985FF
Less saturated −25%#6B91CD

Channel breakdown

R82
G139
B230
Red82 (32.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue216.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.75%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 8B · B E6

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